- John Hansen
- May 18, 2023
The good times and the bad: All 10 ‘Fast & Furious’ movies, ranked
“Fast X” is fast approaching, and while it’s hard to imagine anyone cares anymore, worldwide box-office results prove they do. (These films cost $200 million
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- John Hansen
- May 11, 2023
Verisimilitude cruises away from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ (2021)
When Richard Donner made “Superman” (1978), he regularly pitched the word “verisimilitude” around the set. He knew believability of the material – and universal cast-and-crew
- John Hansen
- May 9, 2023
‘Maneater’ (2022) isn’t a full meal, but it has tasty turns
Driven by an earnest performance by country musician Trace Adkins as a fisherman who looks to avenge his daughter’s death at the teeth of a
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2023
‘Soldier’ finally gets (somewhat) appreciated in ‘From Script to Screen’
Whatever you say about Danny Stewart’s “Soldier: From Script to Screen,” a 25th anniversary 134-page slice of obsessional archaeology about the Kurt Russell-starring sidequel to
- John Hansen
- May 5, 2023
All 9 ‘Scream’ movies and TV seasons, ranked
Since 1996, the “Scream” franchise has been the touchstone for the new era of screen entertainment wherein audiences give an increasing amount of feedback to
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2023
‘Speed’ (1994) a fast, fun showcase for Reeves, Bullock
“Speed” (1994) is a brisk reminder of the mid-Nineties summer-spectacle moviegoing experience. It’s forgotten in this era of relatively grounded action movies, but high-concept premises
- John Hansen
- May 3, 2023
Summer movie preview 2023: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
My mission, and I choose to accept it, is to list nine movies in addition to the obvious “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One”
- John Hansen
- May 2, 2023
‘The Reef: Stalked’ (2022) watered down compared to original
Andrew Traucki has proven he’s great at creature features – see the 2011 shark thriller “The Reef” and two “Black Water” crocodile films (2007, 2020).
- John Hansen
- April 29, 2023
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (2022) has heart, not enough soul
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (2022) knows it misses the late Chadwick Boseman’s O.G. Black Panther. The opening Marvel Studios banner loads up on images of
- John Hansen
- April 28, 2023
‘Watcher’ (2022) boasts style, paranoia, little else
“Watcher” (2022) isn’t to be confused with the TV series “The Watcher” (also 2022) or the previous movie “The Watcher” (2000). But it’s understandable if